Social Partner Dialogue of the European Chemical Industry

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Social Partner Dialogueof theEuropean Chemical
Industry

• 26-27 October 2006
• Krakow, Poland

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Languages

• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Spanish
• Polish
• Hungarian
• Czech
• Swedish

BACK
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Social Partner Dialogueof theEuropean Chemical
Industry

• Conference organised by the European Mine,
  Chemical and Energy Workers Federation (EMCEF)
  and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG)
  supported by the European Commission DG
  Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
  Opportunities

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5th Plenary meeting of the European Social
Dialogue in the Chemical Sector

• 26 October 2006
• Krakow, Poland

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Welcome addresses

• Simon MARSH
• (ECEG)
• Dirk HADRICH
• (EU Commission)
• Polish Social Partners of the Chemical Industry
• Reinhard REIBSCH
• (EMCEF)

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Approval of the Agenda

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Education, Training and Lifelong Learning in the
European Chemical Industry (1)

• Presentation and formal adoption of the report
  prepared by the Working Group on Education,
  Training and Lifelong Learning on the basis of
  the survey conducted by EMCEF and ECEG member
  organisations
• Jeannette van DONGEN (EMCEF)
• Simon MARSH (ECEG)

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Education, Training and Lifelong Learning in the
European Chemical Industry (2)

• Report on the progress of the CITIES project and
  outlook towards next steps
• Prof. Leo GROS
• (Fachhochschule Fresenius)

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Education, Training and Lifelong Learning in the
European Chemical Industry (3)

• General report on the work done in the Working
  Group since the last Plenary Meeting in May 2006
• Alfons DE POTTER (EMCEF)
• Simon MARSH (ECEG)

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Responsible Care

• General report on the work done in the Working
  Group since the last Plenary Meeting in May 2006
• Jochen WILKENS (ECEG),
• Stefano RUVOLO (EMCEF)

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REACH and Health and Safety Management (1)

• Activities of the Working Group Report from the
  two Social Partner Conferences in March in Prague
  and in May in Bucharest
• Reinhard REIBSCH (EMCEF)

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REACH and Health and Safety Management (2)

• Update on the REACH legislative procedure Second
  reading in Parliament and Council
• Jean Claude LAHAUT (CEFIC)

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REACH and Health and Safety Management (3)

• Presentation of the joint position paper of ECEG
  and EMCEF for formal adoption
• Jean PELIN (ECEG)
• Tomas NIEBER (EMCEF)

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REACH and Health and Safety Management (4)

• Status Quo of the proposed project with
  downstream user industries and their Social
  Partners on health and safety and presentation of
  Brochure
• Jean Claude LAHAUT (CEFIC)

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Social Partner Contributions to Flexicurity

• Presentation from EU Commission and Discussion
• Dirk HADRICH (EU Commission)

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Progress report regarding the setting up of a
High Level Group on the Chemical Industry by the
EU Commission in 2007

• Reinhard REIBSCH (EMCEF)

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Update on recent and upcoming social affair
activities of the EU Commission

• Communication on demographic development and
  Social Partner consultation on balance between
  family and working life
• Green paper on labour law
• Optional Framework for transnational collective
  bargaining
• Others
• Dirk HADRICH (EU Commission)

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Any other business

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26 October 2006

• End of day 1
• Wieliczka Salt Mine
• Lobby at 1850 Hrs
• Busses leave at 1900 Hrs
• Dinner at 2000 Hrs

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Social Partner Dialogueof theEuropean Chemical
Industry

• Conference organised by the European Mine,
  Chemical and Energy Workers Federation (EMCEF)
  and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG),
  Supported by the European Commission DG
  Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
  Opportunities

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European Chemical Industry Social Partners
Conference

• 27 October 2006
• Krakow, Poland

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Welcome addresses

• Reinhard REIBSCH (EMCEF)
• Jean PELIN (ECEG)
• Ada KOSTRZ-KOSTECKA (Polish Employers)

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Social Dialogue in Central and Eastern Europe
update on developments

• 0915 György PASZTERNÁK (EMCEF, Hungary)
• 0925 Ladislav NOVAK (ECEG, Czech Republic)
• 0935 Updates from other central and eastern
  European countries
• Ivan TOMAC (EMCEF, Croatia)
• Liliana DOMBALOVA (ECEG, Bulgaria)
• Ioan Cezar CORACI (ECEG, Romania)
• 0945 Discussion with Panellists and Participants

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The Polish Chemical Industry and its Industrial
Relations an overview

• 1015 Presentation from Polish trade unions and
  employers
• Wojciech LUBIEWA-WIELEZYNSKI (ECEG, Poland)
• Jozef WOZNY (EMCEF, Poland)
• 1045 Questions from Participants

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The European Chemical Industry in 2006
reviewing recent developments

• 1120 Jean-Marie BIOT (ECEG, Belgium)
• 1130 Tomas NIEBER (EMCEF, Germany)
• 1140 Discussion with Panellists and Participants

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Education, Training and Lifelong Learning in the
European Chemical Industry

• Conclusions from the Report on National situation
  and possible next steps for the Social Partners
  on the European level

• 1200 Jeannette van DONGEN (EMCEF, Netherlands)
• Simon MARSH (ECEG, UK)
• 1230 Discussion with Panellists and Participants

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Mobility of Workers in the Chemical Industry

• What links to be made to skill requirements and
  training needs Overall findings and the special
  situation in central and eastern European
  countries

• Dirk HADRICH (EU Commission)

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The European Qualifications Framework A step
forward for the Chemical Industry?

• 1420 Dirk MEYER (ECEG, Germany)
• Claus ESKESEN (EMCEF, Denmark)
• Discussion with Panellists and Participants

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Mobility of Workers in the Chemical Industry

• What links to be made to skill requirements and
  training needs Overall findings and the special
  situation in central and eastern European
  countries

• Dirk HADRICH (EU Commission)
• N. N. (Special Situation in Central and Eastern
  European Countries)
• Sylvain LEFEBVRE (EMCEF, France)
• Kåre KRISTIANSEN (ECEG, Denmark)
• Discussion with Panellists and Participants

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Conference Conclusions

• Hans Paul FREY
• (ECEG)
• Reinhard REIBSCH
• (EMCEF)

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End of the ConferenceHave a safe trip home...
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• Lunch break